Phthiria pulicaria is a species of ' bee flies' belonging to the family Bombyliidae. It is a Palearctic species with a limited distribution in Europe [1]

Phthiria pulicaria
Phthiria pulicaria British Entomology
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Bombyliidae
Genus: Phthiria
Species:
P. pulicaria
Binomial name
Phthiria pulicaria
Mikan, 1796

Description

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A tiny beefly 4-4.5mm long. "Scutellum all black or at the utmost with a yellow spot at its tip. Frons strongly prominent. Wings with the third posterior cell rather contracted towards the wingmargin."[2]

Biology

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Found on bare patches of sand amongst short herbage near coast sand-hills.

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Verrall, G. H., 1909 Stratiomyidae and succeeding families of the Diptera Brachycera of Great Britain British flies Volume 5 London : Gurney and Jackson, 1909.BHL Full text with illustrations
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